clonidine for pain relief

I went to see my doc and he wants me to continue taking the conidine and ativan but to reduce the clonidine to .1 for two days, then 05 for a day then stop it. He advised just to take the avtivan at night until I can fall alseep on my own. He also gave me some roxicet and told me to take 3 today, 2 tomorrow and one the next day. He claims this will help me with cravings until I get into rehab where I can get something tradition for the craving...I start rehab on Monday and it lasts 5 weeks.....

I tapered down to 6 and then saw a doc and got on Prestiq (anti-depressant), Clonidine for the withdrawal and Klonopin for Anxiety and she gave me Ambien CR for at night and in 3 days, I went CT yesterday. At first it really took away the WD feeling, but last night it was torture. I took the ambien, the klonopin and I took .1 mg of clonidine. and my legs were driving me absolutley insane, up all night in pain. My question is, can I take a higher dose of the .

Just found this group... Doc has me on clonidine .1 -- when I took this yesterday for first time, it packed a big punch, re dizziness/disorientation tho this did pass as day went on. So today thought perhaps I would cut .1 in half and take twice a day... still not much relief from my withdrawal from fr tubal, then morphine for major pain with bone issues. Is there a .01 to take? Or will taking the .1 twice a day eventually be easier on me?

thxs for the reply I'm taking.

my doctor gave me clonidine to take at night with my regurlar blood pressure medicine in the am and i read up on it and it said don't take with rx pain meds so I haven't but I also noticed that it is used for w/d's so how long do you have to wait after your out of pain meds can you start taking it?

Now with the low dose of oxy and clonidine I have relief from the severe pain and can live a more normal life.

Clonidine, as far as I know, isn't used much for blood pressure anymore. It is used in pain management, though, and also is given to people who are going through withdrawals. I have been on it for a while for pain management (along with other things.) I'm not sure if it does much as far as pain goes. It doesn't affect my blood pressure either way. If you trust your doctor, I wouldn't worry too much about it. You could always ask the pharmacist what their opinion is.

Now I really have not felt the w/d all that bad plus I got the clonidine and anti depressants and something for the RLS so there doing me right I am off of the habit forming drugs and on my way to a clean and sober life. I thank everyone for the suggestion about the clonidine it helps allot. Just so you know I was on loracets and vics for 4 years daily use when I stopped I was at 10-12 vics away sometimes more.

hi.....i have never used clonidine but it's suppose to be for high BP and also can be used for anxiety from what i've read. I am on a diff med for high BP. Good luck and hope it works for you! i've read that it helps alot of people calm down thru WDs.

second, my doctor prescribed two clonidine patches for me for any withdrawl symptoms. What do these do ? my doc said it woud basically knock me out...love that of course... but, i am hesitant because i had never heard of it... i know it is a little strange for a prescription lover to be afraid of a new drug...weird. but, i would like to hear about some experiences with people who have tried it before. Thank you so much.

How long do you normally take clonidine for withdrawal symptoms from Oxycontin and Percocet?

I was going to ask my doctor for a few Clonidine and a few Valium to help the first 3-5 days of CT withdrawal. Do they help? Anyone tried?

but then it was kind of like I was fed up with having pain after having increased pain for days and days and days with the taper, and I just wanted a few hours with good pain relief. so I took a 10 mg oxycontin ~8pm and then 5mgs percocet at 11pm when the oxycontin did not do it b/c I just wanted to feel comfortable for awhile.

My doctor just prescribed clonidine for me and said to pick it up at the pharmacy. There were no further instructions. He suggested I taper off even though I am 5 days cold turkey. I prefer to stick with cold turkey, but want to know if anyone has experience with clonidine. Many thanks.

It is really amazing my pain is completely almost gone, with the exception of a little soreness. I have starting weaning myself from the oxy and was going to ask my doc for some clonidine. How much does it really help with the w/d symptoms?

anyone have any info on using Clonidine .1 mg for opiate withdrawal systems? Suppose to be a high blood pressure medication, but says it can be used for withdrawal systems too? wondering if it really works?

I think there is a disconnect between the protocols of pain medication observed by doctors and the patients the meds are prescribed for. I have had tramadol, for arthritic pain in my hands, and I just now looked at the bottle. It says "one 50mg tablet every 6 hours for pain.

She put me on Percocet, very low dose, and I took it the correct way, small amount, as needed for pain. Then I was sent to a pain management place and my dosage was increased..shortly thereafter, I went through a terrible breakup and I became so depressed that the pills became my comfort and I took more than I should. I ran out early every month and struggled those last few days before my doc appointment.

What a relief. She prescribed me Clonidine and Lorazepam to help relieve some of the left over of the detox symtoms that I've been having. Has anyone ever taken these meds before. I know that Lorazepam is kinda like a valium. I'm just a bit scared of taking more meds at this time. I know this is supposed to help me, but it's a bit scary for me right now. I am going to therapy on Thursday so I know that will help with my mental state. Help anyone?

Theres no otc pain relievers that Im aware of that have negative interaction with clonidine, and yes you can take immodium. I take clonidine still to this day for my blood pressure and I use naproxen, aspirin,tylenol etc. and I was taking immodium during my detox while on clonidine. If you want to be safe go to drugs.com and look up clonidine and it will tell you all the possible interactions it can have. As far as I know there shouldnt be anything to worry about.

I have been in your shoes,Please ask yourself is it really the pain,or the Buzz.I took pain meds for yrs,long after any pain.

As of August 2010 it has been a year since I have been trying to quit taking Vicodin, Percocet, or whichever I can get my hands on fast & cheap. Percocet is my choice for best relief, but it all started with Vicodin about 5 years ago. I will save the great details for the forums. All I wanted to ask was if you guys think I need another solution for becoming clean & human again. It seems in the last year, each time I try to quit I only get deeper into it.

I called pain mngt dr today and they jumped my *** for quitting and told me go to er, then er dr gave me nausea med, clonidine, and more norcos. I took the nausea med and clonidine but 6 hrs later still bad. I gave in and took a Norco, feel 90% better. So what do I do? I cant do rehab, I have 4 kids and would lose my job. My pain mngt dr said they will put me on different meds to detox but those sound bad too, and what about my pain? The pain is what started this hell.

I ran out two weeks early. I was honest with my dr and he put me on clonidine 3 pills a day for 3 days and a patch. It worked I almost feel like my old self. When he refills my meds next week I'm going to not take them unless I am in extreme pain. Learned my lesson!

I took Clonidine for several days during detox. It really did make a difference in helping with my withdrawl symptoms. Helped to keep me calmer and in my skin. I also had a few tranzene that I took ( I cut them in halves ) . These two things along with the Immodium and otc pain meds were a hugh help for me.

Yes I am working on tapering off the pain meds. It is not working so well right now due my Phych. putting me on Strattera for ADHD and I had to stop it due to the fact it was cutting down on the effectiveness of the pain meds. I am almost thinking my main doctor is using it for the ween down from the meds and in place of a ADHD med till the phych. can get me on something different. My main doctor is trying to work with my phych. but has trouble getting a hold of him.

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